The Philadelphia Phillies, off to a franchise-record 36-14 start, is insane.
They are on pace to go 116-46.
Of course, their schedule eventually will get tougher.
The Phillies have not played a team with a winning record since March 31, which could continue until June 3.

And for the first time since May, 2022, spanning 106 regular-season series, the Baltimore Orioles are swept

Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans today:
6 innings
1 hit
0 runs
3 walks
12 strikeouts (career-high)
100 pitches.
4-0 lead

It may not be Cooperstown, but Barry Bonds will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates' Hall of Fame in August alongside Jim Leyland and Manny Sanguillen, the Pirates announced.

Sports Frenzy in the Twin Cities: And across the river in St. Paul, Minnesota is hosting Boston in Game 3 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League Finals.

Downtown Minneapolis will be jumping Friday night with a sporting doubleheader between the Minnesota and Texas teams.
While the Minnesota Twins are hosting the Texas Rangers at Target Field on Friday, the Minnesota Timberwolves are hosting the Dallas Mavericks across the street

New York Yankees All-Star Aaron Judge (.500, 3 HRs, 1.200 slugging percentage) wins his 10th AL Player of the Week award, and his sixth since 2022, while outfielder Luis Matos (.385, 2 HRs, 16 RBI) wins the San Francisco Giants' first NL Player of the Week award since 2018.

The San Diego Padres are certainly a different team than a year ago, coming back from a 5-0 deficit to Atlanta to win, 6-5, after an 8-run comeback earlier in year.
Last year, they barely showed a pulse when trailing, going 9-23 in one-run games and 2-12 in extra-inning games.

Notebook: Only inconsistent service academy policies prevented phenom Paul Skenes from graduating with his fellow Air Force Academy cadets this week instead of pitching for the Pirates. usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Paul Skenes, the must-watch MLB phenom, never wanted to leave the Air Force Academy and still wants to serve his country one day usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez came into Friday night hitting .167 with a .422 OPS.
He has raised his batting average by 40 points the last 2 games in Arizona:
7-for-9
4 doubles
6 RBI
He is now hitting .207 with a .525 OPS.

Chicago Cubs sensation Shota Imanaga continues his surreal start with seven more shutout innings.
He now has a 0.84 ERA, the lowest in a pitcher’s first nine career starts in history, per Sarah Langs.
Not bad for a pitcher who people projected to be a No. 4 starter.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal completely dominates in his 6-inning, 74-pitch performance:
6 innings
1 hit
0 walks
6 strikeouts
13 swings and misses
74 pitches, 53 strikes
3 balls hit out of the infield.
Skubal, who departs with a 13-0 lead, will be 6-0 with a 1.80 ERA.

Baez is now 3-for-4 with 5 RBI.
Tigers lead 13-0 in the 6th.

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez, who entered the game hitting .167 with a .422 OPS, has his first multiple RBI game since Sept. 15, 2023.
He is 2-for-3 with 3 RBI in the first five innings tonight.
Tigers lead 11-0 over the Diamondbacks

Kirk Gibson returns to Chase Field for the first time since he was dismissed as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager in 2014. He’s broadcasting the Detroit Tigers games this weekend

100 pitches
22 swings and misses
1 ball hit out of the infield

Paul Skenes
6 innings
0 hits
1 walk
11 strikeouts
100 pitches
Sheer dominance

Paul Skenes: 5 innings
0 hits
1 walk
10 strikeouts

Paul Skenes:
12 up
12 down
9 strikeouts
64 pitches